Aldwych Theatre seating plan

The Aldwych Theatre has a capacity of 1176 seats, including
568 seats in the Stalls, 325 seats in the Dress Circle and 283 seats in the Grand Circle. Use our interactive seating plan to view 1643 seat reviews and 618 photos of views from seat.

Venue overview

The Aldwych Theatre dates back to 1905, and was originally designed as a twin theatre to the Novello, bookending the famous Aldwych. Today, the theatre has been home to many successful musicals and plays, with the hit Carole King musical Beautiful currently entertaining audiences in the large theatre.

Built in a similar style to the Novello, the Aldwych is traditionally Georgian. Split over three levels, the lower Stalls are underground whilst the Dress Circle is at street level. The theatre is tall and narrow, with good views throughout the auditorium.

Good value seats

Seats 1-6 and 28-33 in Row A of the Dress Circle are often discounted as they follow the curve of the balcony and face the stage side-on. They are the least affected seats in the price reduction, so if you don’t mind having a slightly rounded view of the stage these seats may be a bargain.

Premium seats

The best views of the stage come from the front Stalls section, around Row B and C. Aim to sit as centrally as possible, although aisle seats fall within the proscenium and can be just as good.

Recent seat reviews

Stalls X19

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lisawiedemann
172, 101
reviews, 1 helpful vote

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Second to last row of the stalls, very far from the stage. The overhang is severe, though thankfully only a few moments in the show ('Tina the Musical') are impacted by this. There is an exit light right behind your right shoulder that is quite brigh...
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Dress Circle G14

georgenewsome
52
reviews, 5 helpful votes

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Decent view. However, this price was the exact same price as better seats in stalls and dress. For the price, this felt far too far from the stage. Feel like I lost interaction with the show as felt too far from stage. Would recommend going closer in...
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Grand Circle E20

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sarahward
5 foot, 243
reviews, 1 helpful vote

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Legroom

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The view was a very long away so I wasn’t able to see lot of the facial expressions but still able to enjoy the show. The seat was very comfortable and we were sitting very Close to each other. The legroom was the same very uncomfortable....
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